217 Quotes by Jim Brown

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    The funny thing about cinema is, usually when they do a story that has African Americans in it, there always has to be a white guy who's the savior.

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    The story of Jackie Robinson is also the story of Branch Rickey. He had many reasons for doing what he did, but he stood up against his own people.

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    I learned a long time ago that advice is a quick trip to nowhere. It's the commitment that only you can make in yourself, the responsibility to assume control of yourself.

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    You can do a hell of a film if you can understand what it is to be a man in America.

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    I gave away most of my trophies, put away the plaques.

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    I like tight bodies and pretty faces. You bring in Methuselah, if she's got a tight body and a pretty face, that's all right, too.

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    If you're an old cat around young girls, you got to have somethin' to bring to the table.

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